Classic steak au poivre (French pepper steak) with mashed potatoes and green bean bundles

Step 1/5

• 500 g potatoes
• 1 shallot
• 150 g green beans
• salt

• peeler
• knife
• cutting board
• pot

Peel and dice potatoes, chop shallot, and trim green beans. Add potatoes to a pot with cold water. Add salt and cook over medium heat for approx. 15 – 20 min. or until soft.

Step 2/5

• 100 ml heavy cream
• 50 g unsalted butter
• ground nutmeg
• salt

• pot
• sieve
• potato ricer
• cooking spoon

Add cream and butter to a pot over low heat and season with salt and nutmeg. Keep it warm. Once potatoes are done, drain and use a potato ricer to purée. Add cream-butter mixture to the potatoes and mix to combine.

Step 3/5

• 6 strips bacon

• sieve

Blanch green beans for 5 min. in boiling water, then drain and rinse under cold water until cool to the touch. Wrap bacon around a bundle of green beans. Repeat the process until all green beans have been used.

Step 4/5

• 20 g black peppercorns
• 500 g filet mignon
• vegetable oil (for frying)

• mortar and pestle
• frying pan
• tongs

Crush peppercorns with a mortar and pestle and season filet mignon steaks with pepper on both sides. Add wrapped green beans to a frying pan over medium-high heat and fry for approx. 5 min. or until brown on all sides, then remove from pan. Add oil to the same pan, add steaks, and fry for approx. 3 min. on each side, then remove from pan. Add more oil and fry shallot for approx. 3 min.

Step 5/5

• 100 ml Cognac
• 200 ml heavy cream
• 30 g unsalted butter
• Kitchen Stories Meat Lover seasoning (optional)

• Meat Lover seasoning

Deglaze pan with Cognac, add remaining cream and butter and let cook until creamy, approx. 8 – 10 min. Transfer the steaks back to the pan and cook briefly. Sprinkle with our MEAT LOVER seasoning if liking, serve steaks with mashed potatoes and bacon-wrapped green beans, and drizzle with more sauce before serving. Enjoy!

Enjoy your meal!